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Well, honestly, after running for 9 years, I think you could say that about nearly any tv show.

Good god.

What a freaking hypocrite.

they have been lampooning Christianity for YEARS and ole Chef is right there givin advice to the little crackers.  If he quit over the Scientology episode, then he has some serious issues and the show is better off without him.

This is good for South Park. They lose some dead weight, and it gives them lots of creative options.

South Park is not a show to get stuck in one way of doing things... they can make drastic changes with very little fallout (remember how the whole killing Kenny thing came about? And saying "smurf"? I'm sure they're more examples, but i'm a South Park n00b).

I can't believe Isaac Hayes is a Scientologist.  That really sucks.

Oh my.  Isaac must have a big ol' thetan up his ass.  The Scientologists almost make the Mormons seem normal.

Hopefully they'll find a good replacement for Chef.

robco wrote:

Oh my.  Isaac must have a big ol' thetan up his ass.  The Scientologists almost make the Mormons seem normal.

Hopefully they'll find a good replacement for Chef.

A big ol' what??

Operation Clambake is an excellent resource for all things Scientology.

I hung out on a.r.s. for awile, and it was amazing what happened around there.  Ever few weeks there would be a flood of binary postings of the most vile porn, most of it illegal in nature (kiddie porn ) geared to getting the group shut down.  All because people posted there about the darker side of Scientology,  the side you dont hear about from Tom and Isaac and others.  I met a few people whose lives had been completely screwed up by their time in Scientology.

Last time I was in Vancouver, I walked by the "Church" of Scientology, and if I hadnt just relieved myself after lunch... I would have pissed all over the front of their building. 

Yikes.  Isnt this the rant room???

I'm surprised he hasn't started a lawsuit. It's like the Scientologist version of embassy bombing.

I personally have a hard time seeing how anyone can buy into Scientology, especially after some of the comments Hubbard made before he started the "religion", and afterwards.

My personal favorite was this one:

A Reader's Digest article of May 1980 quoted Hubbard as saying in the 1940s "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars, the best way would be to start his own religion."

Two years later, according to the wiki, Forbes wrote that Scientology had pulled in $40 million US. That was 24 years ago - who knows how much money has been pulled in. Prophetic, isn't it?

Last edited by radarman (2006-03-15 8:29 am)

KingFred wrote:

It'll be interesting to see how they explain Chef's disappearance in the show. Or perhaps, since it's only the voice, the character can stay on, though it may be simpler to introduce a new cook. That would avoid future lawsuits where Mr Hayes might claim he has some ownership in the Chef character.

South Park likes to play with the conventions of television and popular culture.  Replacing a character is just the kind of thing they'll have a lot of fun with.  Maybe they'll keep chef and give him the voice of Mr. Derp.

Scientology seems really crazy now, but remember, it's a modern religion. 2000 years from now this stuff is going to be serious. This is how religions actually get started.

My personal theory is that ol L Ron was drinking in a bar one night, telling tall tales. The next day, his phone rings. It's a guy who was in the bar who wants Hubbard to tell him more. Hung over, Ron croaks: huh?

Then the guy says: I'll pay you!

sturner wrote:

And to top it off, Hubbard writes bad Sci-Fi, and worse, is a truely hackneyed writer.

You ain't kidding. Ugh.